We Want Mommy Not You Daddy (Cedar) novel Chapter 149

Chapter 149

Oliver’s POV

I hid in the small room behind the main dining hall, carefully eating cake from a plate I’d sneaked from the kitchen. All those delicious food smells drifted in from outside, making me swallow hard, but I stayed put. I couldn’t let anyone find me. If they did, Mommy would know I’d been lying to her all along, and Daddy and Grandma would

be mad too.

The voices outside suddenly got louder. I perked up my ears–it

sounded like people arguing. Tiptoeing to the door, I pushed it open

just a tiny crack.

I saw Mommy standing there looking so pretty in her fancy dress, but

her face was all serious. Across from her was mean Ms. Daisy, the

dance teacher who’s always super mean to Aria. Everyone was staring

at them.

Grandma walked over, looking really unhappy. “Miss Wright. What

theatrical performance is this? Do you imagine a few crocodile tears

will erase what we’ve just witnessed?”

My tummy felt all twisted and knotty. Why was Grandma being so

mean to Mommy?

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I saw Mommy’s shoulders tremble a little bit, but she didn’t back down. Instead, she stood up even straighter and looked right at Grandma.

“Mrs. Sterling, Mr. Sterling, ladies and gentlemen,” Mommy’s voice was strong and didn’t shake at all as she gently held Aria’s arm, “please look at these bruises on Aria’s arm. What do you see?”

My heart pounded super fast. Ms. Daisy must have hurt Aria! I could

see the purple marks on my sister’s arm from where I was hiding. I

wanted so badly to run out there and stand next to Mommy, but I

couldn’t! My brave Mommy was fighting all by herself to protect Aria.

I secretly clenched my little fists. Go, Mommy! Don’t let them be

mean to you or Aria!

Everything happened so fast after that. People gathered around in a

circle. Daisy said a bunch of stuff, but in the end, everyone could tell she was a bad person. Then Mommy and Aiden left the party.

While everyone was busy talking about what happened, I snuck out of

the small room and found Hunter.

“Hunter,” I whispered, “take me back to Mommy’s place now.”

Hunter looked conflicted. “Young master, aren’t you supposed to stay

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home tonight?”

“Please, Hunter,” I said, giving him my best sad eyes. “I need to be

with Mommy. She went through so much today, and I couldn’t protect

her. I can’t leave her alone now.”

Hunter nodded, and we followed Aiden’s car from a distance. When

we got to Mommy’s apartment, our car waited in the shadows.

“We’ll wait until Aiden leaves, then move closer,” I told him.

After Aiden drove away, Hunter parked near Mommy’s building. I

immediately jumped out of the car and ran toward her just as she was

about to unlock her door.

“Mommy!” I shouted, running as fast as I could. “I’m back!”

When I launched myself at her, she crouched down to catch me in her

arms.

“How was the party? Are you okay, Mommy?” I asked, my voice full of

worry.

Mommy’s body suddenly went stiff. She looked down at me with

confusion all over her face. “Oliver, how did you know I was at a

party? Why are you worried about me?”

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My heart skipped a beat. Oh no! I forgot that Mommy never told me

where she was going tonight! My brain felt like it was on fire, trying

to think of something to say.

T… I guessed!‘ I stammered, “Because… you’re dressed so pretty, you must have gone to something important! I was worried those

annoying grown–ups might be mean to you,”

Mommy’s forehead wrinkled even more, I could tell she didn’t believe

me,

I’m hungry, Mommy!” I quickly changed the subject, “Can we have

something to eat?”

“‘You’re hungry?” Mommy’s voice sounded even more confused. “But shouldn’t you have had dinner at your grandmother’s house?”

Oh no! I messed up again! I felt like I was falling into a deeper and

deeper hole,

“Well… the food there… didn’t taste good to me,” I said, looking down at my feet. “It’s never as yummy as when you cook, so I didn’t eat

much…”

The room got super quiet. I sneaked a peek up at Mommy’s face, and

her expression had turned serious.

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“Oliver,” her voice was gentle but different somehow, “is there

something you’re not telling Mommy? Why do you look so nervous?”

My heart beat faster and faster, and my hands got all sweaty. Why did

I keep making mistakes tonight? Was it because I was so worried

about Mommy that I forgot to be careful?

“I… I’m not…” My voice got smaller and smaller.

Mommy held my small hands in hers. “Oliver, I don’t want you to

become a child who likes to tell lies. No matter what it is, you can

always tell Mommy the truth, okay?”

I’d never seen Mommy look so serious before. I could see disappointment in her eyes, and that was what I feared most in the

whole world. If she found out the truth, if she knew I’d been lying to

her all this time, would she still love me? Would she send me away?

My eyes got all blurry, and big tears started rolling down my cheeks.

“I’m sorry, Mommy…” I choked on the words, then turned and ran to

my room.

I couldn’t tell her the truth, but I couldn’t keep lying either. All I

knew was that I might have ruined everything, and the thing I was

most afraid of might happen–losing Mommy’s love forever.

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As I buried my face in my pillow, I remembered Daddy’s words:

“Oliver, a Sterling man faces his mistakes bravely, no matter what.”

But if I told Mommy the truth, I would lose the love I had worked so

hard to earn. I couldn’t bear that outcome.

I heard Mommy’s footsteps approaching my room, and I squeezed my

eyes shut, wishing I could disappear. I wanted to protect Mommy like

Aiden did at the party, but instead, I made her sad.

The tears wouldn’t stop coming, no matter how hard I tried to be brave. Because deep down, I knew that sooner or later, Mommy would figure out the truth. And when that happened, nothing would ever be

the same again.

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